RSCDS Book 1 No. 10 "Fight About the Fireside"

RSCDS Book 1
No. 10 "Fight About the Fireside "

Date of Publication:
Included in Gow's "Five Favourite Country Dances. 1822".
Ref. RSCDS
Origins/Composer:


Stories:
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Note:

Instructions:
FIGHT ABOUT THE FIRESIDE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Nathaniel Gow RSCDS Book 1
1- 8 1s lead down the middle and up to end facing 1st corners
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across giving RSh to 1st corner (1s end facing 1st corners)
17-24 1s set and turn 1st corners, set and turn 2nd corners ending in 2nd place opposite sides
25-32 1s set twice and turn 2H 1½ times
(MINICRIB, Dance Crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

Video:
https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/video/fight-about-the-fireside.html

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